Foot-plaster.



No. 793,975. PATENTED JULY' 1. 1905. W. H. ALBAH.

FOOT PLASTER.

APPLICATIUN FILED rms. 1e, 1905,

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WlLLlAh/l ll'. ltl'lllftUH, OF ll/lUUNT GlLlCAI), Olli() IlIIECXMCATION forming part ot' Letters Patent No. 793,975 dated July Ll, 1905.

Application filed February 1S, 1905. Serial No. 246,227.

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Be it known that 1,`W;1'L'Lnm H. Ammon, a citizen o1Ll the United States, residing at Mount tnlilead, in the county etI Morrow and State of hio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Foot-lllasters, of which the following' is a specilication.

lli/ly invention relates te porous plasters, and has particular relation to plasters adapted to be used on the bottom or sole of the foot.

'lhe objects ot' my invention are to provide an improved plaster adapted to be secured to the under surface of the loot, the said plaster having substantiallyT the Yform or outline ot' the ball and forward portion o'l' the foot, and te provide in conjunction therewith means tor securing' the plaster in connection with the under side el the leot and to produce other improvenients the details oi. which will be more fully pointed out hereinafter.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists ol the novel details oll construction and operation, a preferable embodiment of which is described in the speciication and illustrated in the accompanying' drawings, whereinliigure fl is a bottom view et' a human foot, showing one of my plasters applied thereto. VFig'. 2 is a plan view of the plaster; and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view el the plaster, taken on the line ai .fn ol Fig. 2.

in the drawings the numeral l designates the plaster, which is formed with the enlarged or bulged forward portion 2, adapted to con- Alorm generally te the ball ol" the foot and merging rearwardly into the contracted portion 3, adapted to substantially lit the forward portion oi" the arch oi'l the toot. ',l`he plaster is olE the porous type, comprising' a fabric body, on one face o'i5 which applied in the usual marmer a suitable plastic medicinal preparation 5, which lies next to the loot when the plaster is applied. Perlorations 7 are made through the fabric, so as to supply air and prevent the :ioot `from perspiring.

For secu ringl the plaster to the Vtoot l preferably provide upon each side tabs 8 and 9, two on each side and the lorward tabs ti well to the liront el" the plaster, so as to engage with the foot in liront o'lI its natural projections a and at the ball. lhe rear tabs 9 are positioned so as to engage the foot to the rear o'l the said projections a and 7;. By such an arrangement and disposition the plaster is firmly secured in place and prevented from creeping or becoming dislodged, it being' understood that the upper surfaces of the tabs S and 9 are coated with a suitable adhesive, by which the said tabs may be attached to the Vi'oot. Ali lound desirable, the plaster-body may be extended laterally to permit of such extensions when provided with suitable adhesive substax'lce being' turned up against the sides el the `foot and utilized as a further or additional means olE attachment. By turning up the tabs and engaging them with the sides oi' the t'oot a practical and superior fastening is had, as the sides of the foot are free it'rom moisture due to perspiration, and they are thus caused to adhere to dry skin, it being' understood that the plaster could not be securely held to the bottom or sole of the toot, as the same is at all times more or less moist or damp.

lli/[uch stress is to be laid on the general shape ot' the plaster and to the portion of the foot to which it is applied, as the plaster not only stimulates the action ol the blood in the foot and relieves soreness and ache, but acts as a cushion, thus adding to the ease and comlert ell the wearer. ,lt is to be further observed that by shaping the plaster in the manner which `l have set Vforth and described the `toot is allowed a `tree and natural action and. that the plaster is applied directly to the parts most liable to be allected and in no way iuter- 'tores with the apparel of the wearer.

lt will be noted that the attaching-tabs ot opposite sides oli the plaster are arranged in diagonal and horizontal alinement, this opposingI arrangeinent being' suoli as to insure the plaster fabric being drawn taut across the bettom oli the Foot and preventingl undesirable wrinliling' of the material.

l, do not wish to limit myselli' te the exact details et' construction and operation herein set forth, as YI may make various changes in the Same wholly within the scope of my claims l with the plaster so as to be engaged with the io and without departing` from the Spirit of my l foot forwardly and rearwardly of the natural invention. projections adjacent the ball of the foot.

Having now fully described my invention, In testimony whereoi"l I itx my signature in what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters presence of two witnesses.

Patent, isA VlLLIAM H. ALBACH.

A medicina-l foot-plaster shaped to tit the lVitnesses: forward portion of the bottom of a human foot A. L. PHELPS,

and @over the ball thereof, and tabs formed l M. B. SCHLEY. 

